The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-22
MANY IMPROVEMENTS ORDERED.
Large Number of Ordinances Relating to
Streets Acted Upon by the Common Council.

The Council, for the first time in a long while,
had full attendance last night. The commit
tee on bridges reported in favor of the sug
eestion to move the iron bridge over the old mill
at Michigan street to the State-street cross
ing of Crooked creek The Council concurred
the recommendation.
The petition for the widening of the alley south
of Georgia street. from Meridian to Illinois
street, was, by permission, withdrawn by its sub
scrbers.
The committee on streets and alleys reported
in favor Of widening into street the first alley
west of Meridian and running south from Geor-
gia. A remonstrance against this report was
presented by property holders in that locality,
and the whole affair was again referred to the
committee The committee reported unfavora-
bly, upon the petition of residents for the open-
ing and extension OF Union street. from Palmer
street south, and the committees report was ap-
proved by the Council.
petition was presented signed by q number
of South Meridian-street merchants, asking for
the widening of the first alley east Of that street
into street from Georgia to South street. This
will make street leading to the proposed via
duct. The matter was referred to the committee
on streets and alleys.
Ordinances were introduced as follows:
An ordinance to grade and pave with brick the east
sidewalk of Eddy street, from Merrill to Norwood
street.
To grade and pave with brick the east sidewalk of
Douglass street from New York street to the second
alley south of New York street.
To pave with brick the west sidewalk of Illinois
street. from Washington to South street. where not
already paved.
To grade and pave the south sidewalk of Maryland
street, from Illinois one-half block west.
TO grade and pave the sidewalks of Concordia street.
from Bates to Georgia street.
To grade and pave with brick the sidewalks of High
street, from McCarty to Coburn street.
To grade and pave with brick the sidewalks Of Bick
- EorA 41n o1> ,&-e
To grade and pave the west sidewalk of Dillon
street, from Prospect street to the c., st. L. & c.
tracks.
To grade and gravel the roadway and pave the side
| walks of Iowa street. from Madison avenue to East
street.
To grade and gravel Brett street and sidewalks from
West street to the third alley west of West street
To grade and pave, with brick the sidewalks of New
JERSEY street from Seventh to Eighth street
To grade bowlder and curb the cutters of New Jer-
sey street. and the widening of the sidewalks to
ty feet from Washington to Michigan street.
To rerave with brick the north sidewalk of Wash
ington street. between Mississippi street and the first
alley west of Mississippi street.
petition to open alley from Ninth street, be-
tween Tennessee and Mississippi streets north the
e-ba park.
motion that the city engineer prepare ordi-
nance to grade and rebowlder Washington street,
from Mississippi New Jersey streets: ALSO bowl
der the first alley west of Pennsylvania between
Vermont and Michigan streets.
Streetimprovement ordinances as follows
were then taken up and passed:
To grade and bowlder. and widen sidewalks of
| Delaware street. from Seventh to Eighth street.
To grade and gravel the first alley south of Nc
Carly street. from Maple to the first alley east of
| Maple street.
To grade and gravel the first alley west of Broadway
| from Arch to Vine street.
To gravel Drake street, from West street west to
end
TO grade, bowlder and curb the cutters of Alabama
| street. from Morrison street to Seventh.
To grade and pave with brick the east sidewalk OF
| College avenue. from Home 90 Seventh street.
| To grade and bowlder the first alley north of Nc
Carly street from the first alley of Alabama street
| to the first alley west of New Jersey street.
| To grade and pave with brick the east sidewalk OF
College avenue, from Home avenue to Seventh street
/ The Council, at IL o'clock. adjourned.